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Please introduce yourself real quick. Tell our audience about your background and how you go into doing what you´re doing right now.
What's up !
I listen to all types of music, personal favourite of mine is music from the ' Baroque ' period . I produce genres such as : Trap, Hip-Hop, Classical Music ( Baroque ), R&B, EDM, House, Jazz/Soul.
That was the boring side of me..
I go by the producer name of STAGZ (LoL I like capitals that's all), a Music Producer/Beat maker. I am 19 years old originally from Romania but grew up in East London, Hackney. I have been producing my own music for about 6 years now, originally started as an instrumentalist playing saxophone and clarinet – wood wind instruments with a plan to join an ensemble for Jazz or classical orchestrated bands. But down the line I had a change of heart.
It's funny how I got into slowly making music actually. It was apart of my module back in secondary-school days, I had no idea that I enjoyed it so much (2011-2014) just thought it was work, but I loved it more than any other assignment I would get. I first started making music on Logic 9 for 3 years then I switched to Logic Pro X/10 which I've been on for 3 years.
I produce all types of genres to be honest, from underground Rap to indie Rock, R&B, House, Trap, Soul etc… When making my own music I use all of these genres to my advantage because I try incorporate stuff that don't usually go together which is what I love about making something new or coming up with a crazy idea!!
One thing that I stick and live by is from this quote from this philosopher named Friedrich Nietzsche who said :
" without Music life would be a mistake " .
Still can't describe how real and true that is.
Please tell our audience what projects have you been working on in the last years?
I am happy I grew up during the 2000 era for music. I got to witness and hear some of Music's greatest that were back then and still are til this day. I grew up listening to these individuals who eventually became my influences : Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boyz , Ace of Base , Johnny Cash, ToTo, Tupac Shakur, R.Kelly, Scott Storch, Timbaland, Cyndi Lauper and George Michael. These are some of my main influences. I've really had a fondness for raw music, always had a liking for classical music , 90's down to even 60's music. As a kid no one persuaded me or made me like anything which is what was great about how I was raised. Good Music was never to far away from me.
I have worked with a few underground artists e.g. rappers singers and some producers around here and there, recording, producing and sending beats to various artists across all genres. I Have worked with artist in genres such as Trap, Hip-Hop, soul and R&B. Currently I am working on Reggaeton singles for couple of artist to look out for very soon! Trust me, they will be fire for real! .
But in all honesty, what I am concentrating on now is building a name for my self, taking my time to perfect my music, trying to network more, market/promo to sell my image and style of music. You know what I mean ?
I've learnt that Music (nowadays) is about building a profile and fan base. Sometimes is not about your music, it's about who you know. That's why building connects and creating chemistry between artist, songwriters , producers and instrumentalists is very important and which is one of my main aims that I am currently doing.
What are you currently working on? Do you accept clients and and what kind of projects/work fits your profile?
At the moment, just working on more genres and trying to get to various artist to work with, trying to promote my self, just as I am now.
Marketing my music and building my fan base as soon as possible! I love to work with all artist, instrumentalist, producers and songwriters because I believe that any idea brought up is valuable because you never know when something will chart up and become a success.. that's the thrill of working with a wide range of talented people across all genres!
Hit me Up social media, I rarely post beats, but I will be back at it again.. So don't worry I have more beats just offline for the right moment!
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Are you a superfan of anyone? How did you become a superfan? Do you remember how you become a fan and what turned you into super fan? Have you ever thought about why you´re such a fan?
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What was the biggest mistake you made when you started making music and what would be the number one tip you could give to a newcomer musician?
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How do you get gigs? Can you share any tips?
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Do you have good promotion tips for other musicians?
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Do you have insights on how to grow your audience on soundcloud that you want to share with our audience?
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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
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How do you personally discover new music?
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Once you discovered new music, do you tell others about the new music/artist you discovered? If yes, how exactly?
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What is your number one tip to improve your music production or songwriting skills?
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What is your best tip for those who struggle with finishing their tracks?
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We meet again in one year. What has changed?
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https://soundcloud.com/stagz-2
https://twitter.com/itzstagz?lang=en-gb
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